The average number of houses sold per chartered surveyor jumped to its highest level in six years during the first three months of 2014 as increasing numbers of buyers looked to test the housing market right across the country, says the RICS March Residential Market Survey. In the three months to March, respondents sold on average 22.7 homes, the highest amount since February 2008. This latest increase in transactions comes at a time when the market is showing greater signs of life right across the country. Last month, all parts of the UK saw buyer enquiries increase, with the exception of Wales where new interest ... (full story)